User: synace

Re:Not a new concept.. But why always plain oil?

On: Want a Cool and Quiet PC? Dunk it in Oil

I forgot to mention 3M Fluorinert:
http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/oil_gas/s pecialty_materials/node_HX0DNRHXKWge/root_GST1T4S9 TCgv/vroot_G1F6DNZDBVge/theme_us_oilgas_3_0/comman d_AbcPageHandler/output_html

http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/oil_gas/s pecialty_materials/node_L98WR0Q8WQbe/root_GST1T4S9 TCgv/vroot_G1F6DNZDBVge/gvel_M2C4BHRN70gl/theme_us _oilgas_3_0/command_AbcPageHandler/output_html

http://www.parallax-tech.com/fluorine.htm
"1 liter bottle Fluorinert-77 ~ 4 lbs = $240 plus shipping."

Re:Stabilant 22

On: Want a Cool and Quiet PC? Dunk it in Oil

"The slightly 'goopy' liquid is sparingly brushed onto connectors or IC pins (or whatever) and becomes conductive when 'activated' by an electric current. The manufacturer claims S-22 'provides the reliability of a soldered joint without bonding the contact surfaces together.' Illustration of bottles of Stabilant 22/22A If you're worried about shorting -out adjacent contacts with this 'liquid conductor,' don't be. S-22 is only conductive across a very narrow gap: The contacts must be in physical proximity for Stabilant 22 to work. (To prove the point, the manufacturer's trade-show-computer, housed in a see-through plastic case, has its mother board totally submerged in S-22!)"

so... would this HELP or HARM a typical PCB in the long run?

"very narrow gap" is kind of vague....

Not a new concept.. But why always plain oil?

On: Want a Cool and Quiet PC? Dunk it in Oil

this has been done.. with mineral oil, sunflower oil..

but... no one has done this yet with your basic transformer coolant:
http://www.cooperpower.com/FR3/

or, you might be able to use an EDM oil.. head to:
http://www.edmzap.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Scree n=CTGY&Store_Code=f&Category_Code=edmsinkfluid

• EDM Clear-3 Dielectric Fluid, 5 gallon pail Code: CLEAR3-5 Price: $80.00
• EDM 30 Dielectric Fluid, 5 gallon pail Code: EDM30-5 Price: $50.00
• IonoPlus 3000 Synthetic EDM Fluid, 5 gallon pail Code: Ionoplus3000-5 Price: $120.00

Places we've talked about this before:

http://www.markusleonhardt.de/en/oelbilder.html
http://www.markusleonhardt.de/en/oelrechner.html
"OilComputer.com - These are the pictures of my oilcomputer"

http://www.hwspirit.com/reviews.php?read=16
"Sunflower Oil cooled PC (stage 1)"

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/ 11/1756259&from=rss
"Aquarium Full of Oil For PC Cooling"

History's REAL solution to this problem:
http://physics.kenyon.edu/coolphys/thrmcmp/newcomp .htm
"Some of the latest supercomputers actually have their working parts immersed in a liquid fluorocarbon coolant to improve the efficiency of waste heat removal."

http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/35.html
"The amount of silicon chips used in CRAY-2 caused a problem because they overheated so intensely during use. By immersing CRAY-2 in a cooling bath of liquid fluorocarbon, Cray kept the chips from melting. Cray's theory for success with the CRAY-3 was to substitute revolutionary new gallium arsenide integrated circuits for the traditional silicon ones."

Re:War on piracy?

On: U.S. High Level Anti-Piracy Post Created

What ever you do, don't let it in your brain! storage of any kind is piracy!

Just think of the minions that will fight the war:
http://images.google.com/images?q=See%20no%20evil% 2C%20hear%20no%20evil%2C%20speak%20no%20evil&hl=en &lr=&safe=off&sa=N&tab=wi
(See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil)

Seriously though, I'm sick of declaring wars. Aren't we wasting enough money on wars?

I can think of 2 that havn't been very successful...

DRUGS: http://www.drugsense.org/wodclock.htm
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